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The 2025 Canadian GP will be held on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. This is round 10 of the ongoing calendar, and drivers will face a tough challenge on a tricky track layout.
On Saturday, June 14, the qualifying session took place in Montreal to determine the starting grid for the race. George Russell of Mercedes put in a flyer lap on medium tires to clinch pole position. Four-time world champion Max Verstappen qualified P2, whereas championship leader Oscar Piastri qualified P3.
Meanwhile, ahead of the race start, here's a quick guide to the race timings for different countries in their respective time zones.
Canadian GP - Race Start Timings
- Canada (Montreal)- 14:00 hrs
- Netherlands - 20:00 hrs
- New Zealand - 06:00 hrs
- USA (Austin) - 13:00 hrs
- Spain, Hungary, South Africa, Monaco, Italy - 20:00 hrs
- Argentina, Brazil - 15:00 hrs
- Finland, Turkey - 21:00 hrs
- Indonesia, Saudi Arabia - 01:00 hrs
- Nigeria - 19:00 hrs
- USA (Las Vegas) - 11:00 hrs
- United Kingdom - 19:00 hrs
- Australia (Melbourne) - 04:00 hrs
- Mexico - 12:00 hrs
- USA (Miami) - 14:00 hrs
- India - 23.30 hrs
- Australia (Perth), Singapore, China - 02:00 hrs
- Bahrain - 21:00 hrs
- South Korea, Japan - 03:00 hrs
- Canada (Vancouver) - 11:00 hrs
- Abu Dhabi - 22:00 hrs
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For live broadcasts, fans can tune into F1TV or Sky Sports. Alternatively, different broadcasting platforms have bagged streaming rights in their respective countries to make the race more accessible to their people.
This year, FIA has introduced a new set of softer tire compounds for the 2025 Canadian GP. However, in the qualifying session, teams had better results on medium tires. Moreover, on the cooler track of Montreal, tire degradation could be low as well. Lastly, rain prediction makes the race even more interesting to watch.
Starting Grid for 2025 Canadian GP
The qualifying session for the 2025 Canadian GP saw George Russell clinch pole position by beating Max Verstappen by one-tenth of a second. McLaren, who had the dominant car, struggled with grip on the track. Oscar Piastri still managed to get a second-row start at P3, but Lando Norris slipped to P7 after making too many mistakes on his last lap.
Here's the full starting grid for the 2025 Canadian GP:
- #1 George Russell (Mercedes)
- #2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- #3 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- #4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- #5 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
- #6 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
- #7 Lando Norris (McLaren)
- #8 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- #9 Alex Albon (Williams)
- #10 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
- #11 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
- #12 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
- #13 Oliver Bearman (Haas)
- #14 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
- #15 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
- #16 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
- #17 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- #18 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
- #19 Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull Racing)
- # Pitlane Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
Interestingly, Isack Hadjar has qualified P9, but he will start the race from P12 due to a three-place grid penalty imposed on him by the FIA for impeding Carlos Sainz during the qualifying session.
On the other hand, Yuki Tsunoda qualified P11 on Saturday but has been dropped to P19 after getting a 10-place grid penalty for overtaking under a red flag during the FP3 session on day two of the 2025 Canadian GP.
